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new recruit couldn’t be hired until a retiree stepped down. “The time it took to go through training created a 12-month gap,” Roberts said. “Now we can hire in anticipation of retirements.” • Active staffing: This solution addresses temporary vacancies such as medical leave with a pool of 50 employees who rotate to fill positions, while maintaining full-time status. There has been a 20 per cent increase in proactive policing over the ﬁve years the plan has been in place. As for the civilian employees, the cost savings in reduction of overtime hours for 2002-2006 were about $1 million. And the project team came in about $7 million under the original budget. “The new stafﬁng arrangements have been accepted politically, and that’s been rewarding,” Roberts said. “It’s a new way of thinking in policing. Of course, the ultimate beneﬁciary is the community – this means we have more police on the street.” MONTREAL POLICE SERVICE, NEIGHBOURHOOD STATION 26: IDENTIFYING A TRAFFIC CONTROL SOLUTION High trafﬁc accident rates in Côtedes-Neiges, Montreal, were monopolizing time and resources at one of the smallest police stations in that city. Neighbourhood Station 26 moved to address the problem, starting with a survey that revealed more than half the citizens of Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal’s most populous district, believed trafﬁc in their neighbourhood was dangerous. About 12,000 vehicles use the Côtedes-Neiges daily. The station also learned that 40 per cent of accidents occurred on just one public road. The station’s goal was to rapidly produce a long-lasting reduction in trafﬁc accidents without increasing personnel, workload or budgets. Using a crackdown policing strategy, ofﬁcers focused on several aspects of trafﬁc safety, including speeding, seat belt usage and driving while impaired. “We were able to use some of the same policing principles that are used to ﬁght drug crimes,” said former Station 26 Commander Eric La Penna (since reassigned to Neighbourhood Station 7). “This involves concentrating on certain infractions, which in turn increases perception of large amounts of intervention. People think they are going to be caught for all kinds of things.” The station partnered with the City of Montreal parking services and the transit authority to address a number of issues that came to light in the survey. For example, drivers were illegally parking in bus lanes because the signage was confusing. New signage coupled with crackdown policing produced immediate results, and after ﬁve years, accidents have decreased by 40 per cent. The cost beneﬁt saving is estimated to be $4.5 million with a total of 3,500 police ofﬁcer hours recuperated. The initiative is now a permanent strategy at Station 26. And the initiative continues to reap beneﬁts for the citizens of Côte-des-Neicontinued on page 36 CAPTURE WITH CONFIDENCE Forensic Talon The Talon® simultaneously images and verifies data at up to 4 GB/min. The handheld system captures IDE/UDMA/SCSI/SATA, 1.8”, 2.5”, and compact flash drives. CellDEK The CellDEK® acquires data from over 350 of the most popular cell phones and PDA's. Built for the field as well as the lab – investigators can immediately gain access to vital information. Indispensable tools to capture digital evidence for the identification and prosecution of cybercrime. CALL FOR A FREE CATALOG CALL: EMAIL: 1-800-367-3054 forensics@storageheaven.com VISIT: www.storageheaven.com 322438_StorageHeaven.indd 1 WINTER/HIVER 2008PM35 5/10/07 7:19:26 http://www.storageheaven.com

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Canadian Police Chief Magazine/La Revue des chefs de police du Canada - Winter/Hiver 2008 Contents Message from the President Message du président Travelling Child Sexual Offenders – Is the Canadian Policing Community Prepared? Touristes pédophiles – Les policiers canadiens sont-ils prêts? By/par Michael Serapiglia The Challenge of Street Gangs in Canada: Imagining a Comprehensive Response Imaginer une réponse complète au problème des gangs de rue CACP Private Sector Liaison Committee: Working to Share Information and Best Practices Comité de liaison avec le secteur privé de l’ACCP : À l’oeuvre pour échanger les informations et les pratiques exemplaires CACP Professional Standards Subcommittee: Contributing to the Professionalism of Policing Le Sous-comité des normes professionnelles de l’ACCP : pour plus de professionnalisme dans les forces policières Canadian Police Earn International Recognition for Innovation La police canadienne, reconnue internationalement pour ses innovations Nomination Deadlines for 2008 CACP Awards Dates limites des mises en candidature aux prix 2008 de l’ACCP Buyers’ Guide Guide de l’acheteur Calendar of Events Calendrier des événements Index to Advertisers Index des annonceurs

Canadian Police Chief Magazine/La Revue des chefs de police du Canada - Winter/Hiver 2008

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